Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling Rebecca M. Reese, Ph.D.

Objectives Describe and incorporate digital storytelling as a teaching and learning tool. Create a storyboard for production. Use desktop or web-based applications to create a digital story for use in a course.

What is Digital Storytelling? Combines the art of telling a story with a mix of multimedia to present information about a specific topic. Revolves around a theme and often contains a particular viewpoint.

Types of Digital Stories Personal Narrative - revolve around significant life events and personally meaningful; can be emotionally charged. Examination of Historical themes and events – can incorporate historical photographs, newspaper headlines, speeches, and other media to add depth and meaning to events. Information or instruction relevant to a subject - convey instructional material in from different areas and can serve as how-to help.

Storyboarding Share your vision with others. Establish plan of production or through line. Reduces creation time.

Storyboarding Software StoryboardThat ACMI Generator Amazon Storybuilder Storybird Story Map PowerPoint

Digital Storytelling Resources Laptop/Desktop Apple iMovie Adobe Premiere Elements Microsoft Photo Story Youtube Movie Maker Web Tools Storybird Animoto Meograph WeVideo **Prezi **VoiceThread Mobile Apps Blurb Mobile Com-Phone Story Maker iMovie Magisto Splice Story Creator Storyrobe Videolicious

Tips to Keep in Mind Tell a story that says something Show through observational narrative Be cinematic: quality not quantity Makes sure it is logical and coherent, keeping focus Transcribe and pace the narration Wrap it up

Challenges to Digital Story Creation Trouble formulating a sound argument Access to technology Time constraints Copyright or intellectual property issues

Links and Resources http://edtechreview.in/news/1749-why-tens-of-thousands-of-teachers-are-embracing-digital-storytelling-with-storyboard-that http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/page.cfm?id=27&cid=27&sublinkid=31 https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7021.pdf http://elearningindustry.com/18-free-digital-storytelling-tools-for-teachers-and-students http://edtechteacher.org/apps/stories/#ipad http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/top-20-free-digital-stotytelling-apps.html http://edtechteacher.org/tools/multimedia/digital-storytelling/ https://mcli.maricopa.edu/storytelling https://retapedia.pbworks.com/w/page/25354480/Digital%20Storytelling%20Workshop%20for%20Educators https://animoto.com/education/classroom http://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/digital-storytelling http://softchalk.com/ebookbuilder/ http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/listpage2.cfm?id=22&cid=22&sublinkid=88